MIAMI -- LeBron James dispensed with his menacing black mask at the NBAs request
and switched to a clear protective cover for the Miami Heats game Saturday night
against the Orlando Magic.
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first game since he broke his nose. He said he received word from league
officials Friday that they wanted him to instead wear something that would allow
opponents to see his face. "Its not a league rule, but its the leagues request
that you dont wear the black one," James said before Saturdays game. "The
reasons they told me didnt make sense to me, but Im just a player. I will abide
by the request." James scored 20 points to help the Heat earn their seventh
consecutive victory, 112-98. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said NBA Commissioner
Adam Silver spoke Friday with Nick Arison, son of the team owner, about the
matter. James said he didnt want to make a big issue of it. "Im good with the
NBA," James said with a smile. "I am not against the NBA. I had a request, and I
fulfilled it." Teammate Dwyane Wade said he warned James the league would give
the black mask a thumbs-down. "I told him after Thursdays game, You have fun,
because it aint happening the next game," Wade said. "It was fun. A lot of
attention, a lot of T-shirts are going to be made, a lot of Instagram posts. Now
we move on to something else." James agreed that the black mask was a marketing
success, with feedback he received universally positive. He said he may give the
mask to charity so it can be auctioned off. "Everyone loved it," James said. "I
got stuff, from You look very menacing, to You look like a superhero, to You
look amazing. A little bit of everything. No one told me it was terrible." Not
even league officials. "I think they loved it as well," James said.
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